MDT Co-ordinator

This post will provide MDT support across the Arthroplasty service, the Bone Infection service and the Arthroscopy service. Working as part of an MDT Coordinator team with responsibility for tracking all patients through their journey to support the collection of the Trusts KPI data.

To efficiently co-ordinate the MRC/BIS Multi-Disciplinary team meetingsensuring all appropriate patients are discussed within the meeting in a timely manner and that milestones in the patient's clinical pathway are recorded and actioned.

The post holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effectiveness of these meetings and will be responsible for ensuring that the next stage in the patient's pathway is determined, for collecting appropriate data and recording live clinical minutes.

MDT MEETING

· Compile lists of patients to be discussed at each meeting including revision patients and bone infection patients.

· Record attendance of members at each MDT meeting and audit figures e.g. for Peer Review

· Take live formal minutes of all cases discussed at the MDT meeting of the agreed outcomes ensuring information is available almost immediately for all MDT/ extended team and admin.

· Assist in uploading imaging and requesting via IEP system.

· Assist in liaising with regional trusts to obtain past medical history, microbiology results and surgical history.

· Ensure all correspondence/notes and images etc are available for the meeting by liaising with other departments.

· Communicate with the clerical support staff the notes/reports required for MDT meetings.

· Provide training and support for the clerical staff involved in MDT.

· Manage the structure of the meeting ensuring all patients discussed against and relevant staff informed.

· Ensure action plans for each patient are produced and agreed, review arrangements etc. and these are recorded in patient records and communicated to relevant staff/GPs etc. where appropriate.

· Liaise with regional services regardign any external referrals into MDT.

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Any other duties commensurate with the grading and nature of the post.